1978 SANFL season
The 1978 South Australian National Football League season was the 99th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1978 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Norwood 24th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Sturt 8th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Kym Hodgeman Glenelg (50 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Tim Evans Port Adelaide (90 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 116 |
| Total attendance | 1,048,871 (9,042 per match) |
| Highest | 50,867 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. Sturt) |
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sturt | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2733 | 1734 | 61.18 | 42 | |||
| 2 | Norwood (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2078 | 1636 | 55.95 | 30 | |||
| 3 | Glenelg | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2272 | 1959 | 53.70 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2287 | 2055 | 52.67 | 28 | |||
| 5 | West Torrens | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2081 | 2123 | 49.50 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Woodville | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1981 | 2358 | 45.66 | 18 | |||
| 7 | South Adelaide | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1832 | 2057 | 47.11 | 17 | |||
| 8 | Central District | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1947 | 2386 | 44.93 | 16 | |||
| 9 | West Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1839 | 2070 | 47.05 | 11 | |||
| 10 | North Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 2005 | 2677 | 42.82 | 10 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | [1] | |||||||||||
Finals Series
Grand Final
| 1978 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 30 September (2:10 pm) | Sturt | def. by | Norwood | Football Park (crowd: 50,867) | Report |
| 5.9 (39) 8.15 (63) 12.21 (93) 14.26 (110) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.5 (11) 5.10 (40) 9.10 (64) 16.15 (111) |
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| Heinrich 3 Barton, Burgan, Davies, Graham, Winter 2 Bagshaw 1 |
Goals | 5 Adamson 3 Gallagher 2 Turbill, Woodcock 1 Adler, Craig, Taylor, Wynne | |||
| Burgan, Winter, Davies, Heinrich, Barton | Best | Adamson, Taylor, Craig, Button, Rosser, Nunan | |||
References
- "Australian Football – SANFL Premiership season – Season 1978". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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